There are some signs that the algae-based fuel industry might be ready to bloom.
Read the rest here:
Is Algae the Biofuel of the Future? (Scientific American)
(ARA) - With economic factors challenging, many consumers are making tough financial decisions, including postponing or canceling plans to buy a new vehicle.
See the rest here:
Dollar-stretching Spring Auto Maintenance Advice (Carteret County News-Times)
Decrease landfill waste by recycling mattresses and technotrash.
Original post:
Just One Thing: Recycling Household Items (ABC News)
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on Green Taxi that will continue Thursday and Friday. Mick Murray pulls off, but keeps his red Toyota Prius parallel to the street. The car stops gently enough to keep the pack of Orbit gum in the cup holder from rocking forward
Read the rest here:
Going after the white picket fence (Montana Kaimin)
(AP) — A House committee chairman said Tuesday that he wants Congress to enact a mileage-based tax on cars and trucks to pay for highway programs now rather than wait years to test the idea.
Here is the original post:
Top lawmaker wants mileage-based tax on vehicles (PhysOrg)
The 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid gets up to 41 mpg–officially. But with a little effort, you can easily double that.
More here:
Ford Fusion hybrid hypermiles to 81.5 mpg: (AutoWeek)
There are some signs that the algae-based fuel industry might be ready to bloom. One of the nascent industry’s biggest and mo…
Here is the original post:
Optimistic algae-based fuel industry asking Hill for a hand (New York Times)
The first step to solving a problem, any problem, is the acknowledgement of the existence of the problem, followed by a well articulated action plan to solve it. Nigeria has an energy problem that transcends oil, gas and power.
Read more:
Nigeria: U.S. and Last Energy Revolution (AllAfrica.com)
JAYSON WILLIAMS TASERED BY POLICE: Former hoops star said to be suicidal; stung by cops after refusing hospitalization. *Former NBA star Jayson Williams was tasered by police in his posh hotel suite Monday after the reportedly suicidal ex-NBA star resisted their attempts to take him to a hospital.
The rest is here:
04-28-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
Dear EarthTalk: I don’t understand why there are many European diesel cars with very high mileage ratings that are not available in the U.S. Can you enlighten
Read more from the original source:
EarthTalk: Why doesn’t U.S. have high-mileage diesel cars, like Europe? (PhysOrg)
